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What Is Semp?
This may be your first experience with SEMP or you may be an old pro! Wherever you are in the standings, it is important to understand the SEMP event and its impact on your students.
SEMP began in the mid 1980's in Chicago, Illinois. It was originally called Summer Evangelism Missions Project but later adopted the name Students Equipped to Minister to Peers to better emphasize our passion to help students reach students. Over 50,000 students and leaders have attended SEMP through the years in different parts of the country. The goal of SEMP remains the same - equip students to share their faith with their peers and provide them and their youth leaders with a model of how to do so.
SEMP gives your ministry-minded students skills and motivation to share their faith and encourages them to go home and influence their youth group and church to do likewise. SEMP is not for your entire youth group. Most students are not yet at the spiritual level of wanting to minister to others. That is why it is so important that the youth pastor is careful to screen the students that are coming to SEMP in order to provide the best experience for all. SEMP also provides a unique opportunity for the youth leader to get away with their ministry level students, spending extended time with them, much like Jesus did with his maturing disciples.
SEMP is especially important for this generation of students. Statistically most people who trust Christ do so before the age of 18 or later after having been influenced for Christ by the age of 18. Students have closer contact and spend more time with their peers than virtually any adult will, so it makes sense that if a student is going to be reached for Christ then a well-trained, spiritually minded student will have the best opportunity. We believe that if a student learns to reach people of his or her own age, then that desire will stay with them as they age and mature.
Dates and Deadlines
What are the dates of SEMP?
Monday, July 5 through Saturday, July 10, 2010
What are the registration deadlines?
Application and $50.00 Deposit are due by March 21.
Balance ($490.00) will likely be due at the end of May or early June.
What is the last day to register for SEMP?
March 21, 2010
Trip Costs and Raising Money
What is the trip cost?
The cost of the trip is $540 per person.
What does the cost include?
$540.00 Includes: Transportation, preparation packet, event training in apologetics, evangelism and outreach, 5 nights campus lodging, meals (except breakfast on the way to Chicago and Breakfast and Lunch on the way Home), training resources, SEMP worship services and special guest speaker.
How to raise $400 in ten days
Find out how!
What do we have to pay up front?
$50 per person, non-refundable deposit. This amount is applied to the total person trip cost.
When is the final balance due?
Friday, June 4, 2010
What are the payment options?
- Make a check out to Friendship Church
Do we have to have medical insurance to attend the trip?
Yes, each person attending must have medical insurance. If you do not have medical insurance you may purchase insurance at a rate of $25 per person.
Travel/Lodging Info
How will we get there?
We will travel on a school bus.
What are the lodging accommodations?
Campus housing at Moody Bible Institute. There will be two (2) per room with community bathrooms on each floor. Floors will be gender specific.
Who determines the rooming list?
Rooming is decided by the SonLife Classic staff. It is a long and careful process done weeks in advance.
Can we request roommates?
Yes, participants can request up to two roommate choices. We do our best to accommodate with at least one of your choices.
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Preparation Before the Trip
What type of students should come to SEMP?
SEMP is not for all students. Youth leaders should be discerning when it comes to promotion of SEMP. This event is designed specifically for students who cry out for a deeper relationship with God and are serious about sharing their faith with their friends. This event will be a holistic equipping experience that will stretch, challenge and prepare them for peer ministry.
What type of chaperones/leaders should come to SEMP?
Leaders should understand that they will be sharing their faith and attending the training just like the students. Leaders will be in charge of their group of students at all times.
What should NOT be brought to SEMP?
The following items are prohibited by students attending SEMP: cell phones, ipods, portable music players, laptops, video games, or any other sort of electronic wonder of the day for students.
What is the dress code for SEMP?
Modest clothing is to be worn at all times. Each day you will be out street witnessing, remember that we are ambassadors for Christ. Leaders will ask you to change if you are wearing inappropriate clothing.
Girls: Modest slacks or jeans. Shorts/skirts not more than 4 inches about the knee. No low cut or midriff baring tops.
Boys: Modest pants, shorts or jeans. No t-shirts with questionable material on them.
Trip Itinerary
What is the agenda for the week?
Monday
- 12:00 - 4:30pm - Group Registration - check into rooms
- 5:30pm - Dinner on campus
- 6:30pm - Leader meeting
- 7:30pm - The Gathering
Tuesday - Friday
- 7:15am - Leader meeting
- 8:00am - Breakfast on campus
- 9:00am - Morning orientation
- 9:45am - Personal reflection
- 10:30am - Training Track #1
- 11:30am - Training Track #2
- 12:30pm - Lunch on campus
- 1:30pm - Witnessing Experiences
Tuesday - off site mixed groups
Wedensday - off site mixed groups
Thursday - off site youth groups
Friday - on campus letter writing
Monday - Thursday on campus
Friday off site
- 7:30pm - The Gathering
- 9:00pm - Youth Group Connection
- 10:00pm - Unwind
- 11:00pm - In rooms
Saturday
7:00- 11:00am - Group Check-out
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Additional Questions
Who can we contact with additional questions?
Call Jim Barringer at 952-567-6464 or email him at
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